Brown - gilded with an update.

Chocolate brown certainly had its heyday - paired with pink or maybe baby blue it dominated the colour spectrum in the early 2000s, but fear not chocolate lovers - I think it's making a comeback - with gold! 

There is something about brown and gold that evokes luxury and opulence (to me anyways). So whether it be velvet or leather, gold matt or polish - indulge in this combination of sophistication. 

Image Credits

1. Antique Brown Velvet Settee from www.jaysonhome.com/

2. From Nicole Gaetano via Pinterest

3. Kate Spade - Year of October Ring $78 www.katespade.com

4. From Martha Stewart Living October 2011

5. http://jenningsandgates.blogspot.com/

6. Paper Mache Bowl, Brown and Gold - The Moon from etsy.com

7. Image from Anne S Lucas - taken at Kipferl Islington, London. 

8. Michele Carles for Maison du Chocolat - found this amazing image through a great post on This is Glamourous citified.blogspot.com/

Colour Forecast - Mustard...sort of

From markwu.info

I have a tendency for using colours you can't quite put your finger on. Not quite this, but with a bit of that - an undertone of...etc. etc. I believe colour is at its best when you walk into a room and the feeling and atmosphere of the colour takes over as opposed to its definition. My latest inspiration mustard, comes with a hint of brown to give it age, a dash of red to make it less acidic and green. Cane and Sand from Farrow & Ball are both unusual colours, but can create dramatic impact if used correctly!

From desiretoinspire.net

Miles Redd Living Room from http://tracizeller.com/

Love the colour of this sofa- From lamaisondannag.blogspot.com

Artist John Maddison's Townhouse - Painted in Sand #45 from Farrow & Ball - from telegraph.co.uk

From dressdesigndecor.blogspot.com

Taken from amazing post by Kirsten Grove of simplygrove.com http://simplygrove.com/uncategorized/inspiration-emmas-office-corner